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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-genetic/slides
December 01, 2019 - Reports
Challenges in and Principles for Conducting Systematic Reviews of Genetic Tests … Challenges in and Principles for Conducting Systematic Reviews of Genetic Tests … faculty instructing investigators and clinicians interested in systematic review methods for medical tests … Project Timeline
Challenges in and Principles for Conducting Systematic Reviews of Genetic Tests Used … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-genetic/slides
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/musculoskeletal-complaints-tests-children/research
December 01, 2019 - Reports
Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests … Because the Sn and Sp of these tests have yet to be verified, current evidence does not support their … use as diagnostic tests for children with undiagnosed MSK pain. … Project Timeline
Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/musculoskeletal-complaints-tests-children/research
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-bias
June 01, 2012 - Assessing Risk of Bias as a Domain of Quality in Medical Test Studies
Timeline
November 04, 2010
Topic Initiated
June 01, 2012
Methods Guide – Chapter
Chapter 5: Assessing Risk of Bias as a Domain of Quality in Medical Test Studies
September 01, 20…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-applicability
June 01, 2012 - Assessing Applicability of Medical Test Studies in Systematic Reviews
Timeline
November 04, 2010
Topic Initiated
June 01, 2012
Methods Guide – Chapter
Chapter 6: Assessing Applicability of Medical Test Studies in Systematic Reviews
September 01, 20…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-outcomes
June 01, 2012 - Choosing the Important Outcomes for a Systematic Review of a Medical Test
Timeline
November 04, 2010
Topic Initiated
June 01, 2012
Methods Guide – Chapter
Chapter 3: Choosing the Important Outcomes for a Systematic Review of a Medical Test
Septembe…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-performance
June 01, 2012 - Options for Summarizing Medical Test Performance in the Absence of a "Gold Standard"
Timeline
November 04, 2010
Topic Initiated
June 01, 2012
Methods Guide – Chapter
Chapter 9: Options for Summarizing Medical Test Performance in the Absence of a “Gold Standa…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-metaanalysis
June 01, 2012 - Meta-Analysis of Test Performance When There Is a "Gold Standard"
Timeline
November 04, 2010
Topic Initiated
June 01, 2012
Methods Guide – Chapter
Chapter 8: Meta-Analysis of Test Performance When There Is a “Gold Standard”
September 01, 2013
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-introduction
June 01, 2012 - Introduction to the Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews
Timeline
November 04, 2010
Topic Initiated
June 01, 2012
Methods Guide – Chapter
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews
September 01, 2013
Presentatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinicians-expectations-benefits-and-harms-treatments-screening-and-tests-systematic-review
May 05, 2021 - Clinicians' expectations of the benefits and harms of treatments, screening, and tests … Clinicians' Expectations of the Benefits and Harms of Treatments, Screening, and Tests: A Systematic … This systematic review found that providers' expectations surrounding the risks and benefits of tests … Clinicians' Expectations of the Benefits and Harms of Treatments, Screening, and Tests: A Systematic … May 5, 2021
To expand the evidence base about harms from tests and treatments.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/breast-abnormalities-tests-update/research/
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-topics/skin-conditions
December 08, 2017 - Effectiveness Review
Research Protocol
Archived
November 8, 2011
Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests … Update of a 2006 Review
Systematic Review
Archived
February 13, 2012
Imaging Tests … Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Systematic Review
Archived
September 23, 2014
Imaging Tests … Series Overview
Archived
September 13, 2010
Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests … Report
September 13, 2012
Comparative Effectiveness of Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-tests-predict-real-world-errors-relationship-between-drug-name-confusion-rates
April 12, 2017 - Study
Cognitive tests predict real-world errors: the relationship between drug name … confusion rates in laboratory-based memory and perception tests and corresponding error rates in large … memory and perception tests and corresponding error rates in large pharmacy chains. … , these tests have not reliably predicted real-world error rates. … memory and perception tests and corresponding error rates in large pharmacy chains.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-topics/breast-diseases
February 13, 2012 - Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities: Update of a 2006 Review
Systematic Review … Archived
February 13, 2012
Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast … Archived
September 20, 2013
Comparative Effectiveness of Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/tools-optimizing-medication-safety-top-meds/citation/cognitive-tests-predict
January 01, 2023 - Cognitive tests predict real-world errors: the relationship between drug name confusion rates in laboratory-based … memory and perception tests and corresponding error rates in large pharmacy chains. … Cognitive tests predict real-world errors: the relationship between drug name confusion rates in laboratory-based … memory and perception tests and corresponding error rates in large pharmacy chains.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/expand-evidence-base-about-harms-tests-and-treatments
May 19, 2021 - Commentary
To expand the evidence base about harms from tests and treatments. … To expand the evidence base about harms from tests and treatments. … Provider and patient underestimation of harms of tests and treatments may lead to over treatment. … This article presents seven domains of harm of tests and treatment which warrant comprehensive research … To expand the evidence base about harms from tests and treatments.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-patients-who-read-visit-notes-patient-portal-have-higher-rate-loop-closure-diagnostic
January 31, 2024 - patients who read visit notes on the patient portal have a higher rate of "loop closure" on diagnostic tests … patients who read visit notes on the patient portal have a higher rate of “loop closure” on diagnostic tests … Prompt completion of diagnostic tests or referrals is paramount to receiving a timely diagnosis and treatment … In this study, completion rates for three common diagnostic tests or referrals (i.e., colonoscopy , … January 31, 2024
Completion of recommended tests and referrals in telehealth vs in-person
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/what-is-the-comparative-effectiveness-of-genetic-and-other-diagnostic-tests-to-identify-and-treat-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities-caused-by-genetic-mutations-in-post-natal-to-early-childhood-populations
October 26, 2012 - for the following:
Angelman syndrome
Genetic tests:
Methylation analysis of 15q11.2-q13
FISH … PCR)
Uniparental disomy study
UBE3A sequencing and/or deletion/duplication analysis
Clinical tests … Clinical tests:
Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC)
Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) … the clinical utility of these tests versus other options. … For policy-makers the issue centers on whether genetic tests should be covered.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/completion-recommended-tests-and-referrals-telehealth-vs-person-visits
January 31, 2024 - Study
Completion of recommended tests and referrals in telehealth vs in-person visits … Completion of recommended tests and referrals in telehealth vs in-person visits. … In this study of 4,133 patients, researchers found that orders for colonoscopies or cardiac stress tests … Completion of recommended tests and referrals in telehealth vs in-person visits. … Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Low rate of completion of recommended tests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-automated-notification-follow-actionable-tests-pending-discharge-cluster-randomized
March 04, 2015 - Classic
The impact of automated notification on follow-up of actionable tests … The Impact of Automated Notification on Follow-up of Actionable Tests Pending at Discharge: a Cluster-Randomized … Incomplete follow-up of tests pending at hospital discharge is a persistent patient safety issue. … intervention was focused on actionable test results , which constituted less than 10% of all pending tests … Even with the intervention, only 60% of tests deemed actionable had any documented follow-up in the medical
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/what-is-the-comparative-effectiveness-of-genetic-and-other-diagnostic-tests-to-identify-and-treat-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities-caused-by-genetic-mutations-in-post-natal-to-early-childhood-populations
November 01, 2017 - for the following:
Angelman syndrome
Genetic tests:
Methylation analysis of 15q11.2-q13
FISH … Clinical tests:
Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC)
Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) … the clinical utility of these tests versus other options. … For policy-makers the issue centers on whether genetic tests should be covered. … It is also unclear which tests are the most likely to correctly identify specific intellectual and/or